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Texas A&M University-Central Texas
Killeen, Texas · Fringe rural
- 100.0%
- Admit rate
- $1,300
- Avg net price
- —
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings
Texas A&M University-Central Texas is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Killeen, Texas (fringe rural setting), enrolling 1,750 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).
About Killeen, Texas
Killeen is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Bell County. In 1881, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway extended its tracks through central Texas, buying 360 acres (1.5 km2) a few miles southwest of a small farming community known as Palo Alto, which had existed since about 1872. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Fringe rural
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 51 miles to Waco, TX
- To the ocean
- 174 miles
- Nearest airport
- 3 miles to Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield (GRK)
How Texas A&M University-Central Texas compares
More selective than 2% · #73 most selective of 77 in Texas
Cheaper than 99% · #2 cheapest of 88 in Texas
Lower than 85%
Lower than 28%
Larger than 53%
Percentiles compare Texas A&M University-Central Texas with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Texas.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate1,75073%
- Graduate64827%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women1,16066%
- Men59034%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White35%
- Black23%
- Hispanic30%
- Asian3.1%
- Other or multiracial8.2%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 1,750
- Graduate enrollment
- 648
- Student–faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 50%
- First-generation students
- 43%
- Students over 25
- 63%
- Median family income
- $27,680
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $80,847
- Endowment
- $3,865,590
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Where students come from
Home state of the 24 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Texas100%
Most first-years stay in state — Texas A&M University-Central Texas draws overwhelmingly from Texas.
Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 100.0%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
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- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $7,363
- Out-of-state tuition
- $17,154
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,950
- Total cost of attendance
- $14,187
- Average net price
- $1,300
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- —
- First-year retention
- —
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,382
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,750
- Students with federal loans
- 46%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $30
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- B
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.8 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 2
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 4
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,403 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Reported offenses in an average year
The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.
By offense type, per year
Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 97°F
- Winter low
- 36°F
- Annual rain
- 34.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Killeen, TX US station (5 mi from campus).
What Texas A&M University-Central Texas graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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- Earnings
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.











